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EXPERIMENT #4: SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE REDUCTION OF VANILLIN

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7. When butanoic acid is treated with sodium borohydride, 1-butanol is not obtained.

There are, however, definite signs of reaction (bubbling, heat). What might the reaction be?

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